Sprint announced that starting April 1, 2010,new
customesr orexisting customers adding a new line of service -- Sprint will
give you 30 days to try for free. If you don't like it you can walk away at no charge. There is no restocking fee and the activation fee is refunded, while other carriers may hit with restocking and activation fees. Other carriers let you out of the contract but still charge for the actual phone service.
If you don't like the service, you can call Sprint to deactivate your service, go to the original
place of purchase to return your undamaged phone or mobile broadband
card Sprint will refund all charges.
Here are the what Sprint will give
you:
Refund monthly service.
the purchase price of your device.
Fee.
surcharges associated with the
above charges.
Previously when there were
free-tryouts, some frequent talkers would sign up for a month rack-up
charges and to get free pass. Then many carriers stopped the practice of
free air time.
Competitive Comparison:
Sprint |
AT&T |
Verizon |
T-Mobile |
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Money-back policies |
30 Days |
30 Days |
30 Days |
20 Days (30 days in CA) |
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Full monthly service plan- related charges refunded |
X |
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Taxes and fees associated with the charges above waived |
X |
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Activation fee reimbursed |
X |
Fee applies after 3 days. |
Fee applies after 3 days. |
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Restocking fee waived |
X |
Fee may apply. |
Fee may apply. |
Fee may apply. |
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Device costs reimbursed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Early termination fee (ETF) waived |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Sprint customers will be responsible for certain charges not
associated
with the Sprint Free Guarantee: usage not included in the monthly
service plan, premium content (i.e. digital downloads, songs,
games,
applications), third-party billing, international charges and any
associated taxes and Sprint surcharges.